An Ecuadorean court has ordered the oil giant Chevron to pay $19 billion to indigenous and rural Ecuadoreans for the dumping of as much as 18.5 billion gallons of highly toxic waste sludge into the rainforest. But Chevron has refused, winning a partial victory last week when an international arbitration panel based in the Hague
Read MoreOne killed and dozens wounded this week in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority voices concern about the ongoing settlement activities in Jerusalem, these stories and more, coming up.
Read MoreThe United States government said today that after an “extraordinary effort,” it granted last night the authorization of the plane carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to fly over a portion of its airspace, despite claiming that Caracas failing to meet the requirements for this type of permit.
Read MoreThe president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, arrives in Havana on Friday for a working visit, reported the Cuban government media. During his stay, the Ecuadorian president will hold official talks with Cuban President Raul Castro .
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reported today that the US government denied him permission to fly over the airspace of Puerto Rico in his flight tomorrow to China, where he will carry out an official visit. The prohibition from Washington brings renewed tension to the rocky relationship between the two governments.
Read MoreThirty-three years ago to the day, the United States narrowly missed a nuclear holocaust on its soil. The so-called “Damascus Accident” involved a Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile mishap at a launch complex outside Damascus, Arkansas.
Read MoreUS President Barack Obama’s intentions of launching a “limited strike” on Syria – a measure for which he has sought authorization from Congress – have prompted innumerable negative reactions around the world and no few statements from respected civilian and military personalities who do not wish these threats to be carried out.
Read MoreMexico’s Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade is making a visit to Cuba as of Thursday. He met during the day with his host, Cuban FM Bruno Rodríguez. This is the first official visit to the island of a high-ranking representative of the government of Enrique Peña Nieto.
Read MoreDespite assurances from President Obama, the scandal around the National Security Agency continues to grow. The Guardian reports the NSA has routinely passed raw intelligence to Israel about U.S. citizens.
Read MoreIn a national address from the White House Tuesday night, President Obama announced he is delaying a plan to strike Syria while pursuing a diplomatic effort from Russia for international monitors to take over and destroy Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons. We get a reaction to Obama’s speech on Syria from world-renowned political dissident and linguist, Noam Chomsky.
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